Jeanie Hannaman

February 21, 2026

Catholics and Jews after Carrie Prejean Boller, by Peter Wolfgang

By Peter Wolfgang, Catholic Culture - In the eighteen months I have been writing a near-weekly column for Catholic Culture, I have not been shy on the topic of Catholic-Jewish relations in the shadow of the Israel-Gaza War... My emphasis has been that Catholics must firmly oppose antisemitism while carefully navigating the political and moral complexities of the conflict. While criticism of Israeli government policy is not inherently antisemitic, much contemporary discourse has crossed the line into outright hostility toward Jews—something Catholics have a particular duty to reject. ....

February 21, 2026

Today’s Saint: St. Peter Damian (Feb. 21, 2026)

By The Catholic Apostolate Center - St. Peter Damian was born in 1007 in Ravenna, Italy. He lost his parents at a very young age and one brother was left in charge of him. This brother treated him poorly and had him tend swine. Once Peter was old enough, a different brother, who was the archpriest of Ravenna, noticed the neglected Peter and took him in to be educated. Peter added Damian to his name in honor of this brother. In school, Peter proved to be an apt student, and later became a professor. While a professor, Peter constantly engaged in fasts and prayer. He then resolved to leave the world to enter monastic life.

February 21, 2026

Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: Jesus Calls Sinners to Follow Him

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word - Luke 5:27-32 - 7 After this he went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me." 28 And he left everything, and rose and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house; and there was a large company of tax collectors and others sitting at table with them. 30 And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?" ...

February 21, 2026

Society of St. Pius X Says it Will Consecrate Bishops Without Papal Mandate Despite Vatican Warning, by Victoria Cardiel

By Victoria Cardiel, EWTN News, (Catholic World Report) - The Priestly Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) says it will proceed with plans to consecrate new bishops on July 1 without a pontifical mandate, despite a Vatican warning that the move would represent a “decisive rupture” of communion and bring “grave consequences” for the group... In a letter dated Feb. 18 — Ash Wednesday — Father Davide Pagliarani, the SSPX superior general, told Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, that the traditionalist group could not accept either the Vatican’s proposed framework for renewed dialogue or a delay of the announced consecration date... The SSPX, which exclusively celebrates the Traditional Latin Mass, maintains doctrinal differences with certain teachings and reforms of the Second Vatican Council, particularly with regard to religious freedom and the Church’s approach to other faiths. ...